“(Trump‘s) move will hasten the destruction of the Zionist regime [Israel] and will double unity among Muslims,” Brigadier General Hatami told a meeting of senior military officials Monday, as cited by various Iranian media outlets.

“Our main concern now is cautioning European countries against wavering on issues beyond the scope of the nuclear agreement and following in lock step behind the White House,” Zarif wrote in a New York Times op-ed published Sunday.

Iran`s top military commander has condemned US President Donald Trump`s decision to recognize Jerusalem al-Quds as the Israeli "capital," saying the move violates international resolutions and the rights of the Palestinians.

Iran`s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has called on Saudi Arabia to initiate producing prosperity rather than terrorists and dictators as he lambasted Riyadh and its allies for "indiscriminate bombardment" of Yemen.

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says the Muslim world will stand against a US plot to declare Jerusalem al-Quds as Israel’s “capital,” stressing that Palestine will eventually be freed from occupation.

Iranian Vice President for Legal Affairs Layla Joneydi underlined the need for respecting cultural diversity as well as avoiding intolerance and xenophobia in a bid to avoid further violence and extremism among nations.

In an exclusive interview with Sputnik, former IRA President Hamid Karzai commented on the current situation in Afghanistan, criticized the new strategy of the US and spoke about the difference between the Taliban and Daesh, as well as ways to resolve the military conflict in the country and the role of Russia in the Afghan settlement process.

Activists supporting the hardline Islamist party, the Tehreek-i-Labaik Ya Rasool Allah, will call off their weeks-long protest after the government agreed to their demands, which included the resignation of Law Minister Zahid Hamid, who stepped down Monday morning.

The family of three young Afghan brothers, allegedly killed in broad daylight by Britain’s elite SAS soldiers, was paid “compensation” by the British government. The Sunday Times claims that following the incident, the family was paid £3,634 ($4,850).

16-years after the Bush administration began military operations in Afghanistan, President Trump has just launched a military campaign of his own using high-tech stealth fighters to bomb drug labs in the country.

Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyyed Ali Khamenei says Iran has managed to thwart several plots hatched by the US, Israel and the reactionary regimes in the Middle East, citing the elimination of the Daesh terror group as an example.

A report by the Pentagon Inspector General reveals that U.S. troops deploying to Afghanistan were taught for years that child sex abuse is a culturally accepted practice and were provided no guidance that it constituted a violation of the law and human rights until late 2015. The Afghan government, for its part, responded only in 2017 with an initiative to outlaw the sexual abuse of under aged, so-called Bacha Bazi boys.

Tehran Substitute Friday Prayers Leader Ayatollah Mohammad Emami Kashani said that in the issue of Lebanese Prime Minister Saad Hariri, the enemies are trying to create tension in the region and in this situation the Islamic ummah is responsible for unity and cohesion.

Tehran has warned Riyadh against keeping up its rhetorical blame game against Iran and its divisive policies in the region a day after the Saudi foreign minister once again targeted Iran with a flurry of baseless accusations against the Islamic Republic.

The Iranian president denounces Saudi Arabia’s interference in Lebanon, saying it is “shameful” that a Muslim state has “begged” the Israeli regime to carry out military strikes against the Lebanese nation.

Speaking to reporters on Tuesday, Ali Akbar Velayati dismissed the claim by the Lebanese premier in a television interview on Sunday that he had called on Iran during a meeting between the two to stop interfering in Lebanon’s internal affairs.

Iranian Deputy Foreign Minister Hossein Jaberi Ansari blasted instrumental use of terrorism as the root cause for growing extremism in the world, and asked for the formation of a regional or global coalition to fight against the terrorist groups.

Iran``s President Hassan Rouhani expressed pleasure with the regional nations` victories over the terrorist groups and plots to disintegrate their countries, and said that the US and Israel are angry with these successes.

Groups of university students from all across Iran attended the Arbaeen mourning ceremony in Tehran on Thursday in the presence of the Supreme Leader of the Islamic Revolution Ayatollah Seyed Ali Khamenei. [PHOTOS]